Description:

Potato candy

Source:

Sharon

Serves/Makes:a bunch

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) mashed potatoes
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 3-1/2 cups (825 ml) sifted confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 cup (225 ml) shredded coconut
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) butter
• cinnamon

Preparation

• Put potaoes in large bowl(one can use instant potatoes to make 1/4 cup).
• Add salt, sugar, vanilla, coconut and butter.
• Mix well.
• Knead several minutes, adding more sugar, if necessary, to make a stiff dough.
• Tear off a tsp of dough and form into a small log shape.
• Roll in cinnamon.
• Lay on wax paper for 1 hour to dry.
• Store in air tight container.

Comments

My mother has made these for the last sixty years but I have no idea where the recipe came from.